Betty Banned Sweets

Michelle Savill

IndieLisboa 2009 • International Competition

New Zealand, Fiction, 2008, 15′

While Benjamin obsessively dreams of escaping to South America, his mother plans his unwanted birthday party. But sometimes the best parties are the ones you don’t want.

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